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    The Plea: A Novel
    The Plea: A Novel
    The Plea: A Novel
    Audiobook11 hours

    The Plea: A Novel

    Written by Steve Cavanagh

    Narrated by Adam Sims

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    "This guys is the real deal. Trust me." — Lee Child

    From crime writer Steve Cavanagh comes another gripping audiobook featuring lawyer Eddie Flynn. This is the legal thriller listeners have been waiting for.

    An innocent client. A wife in jeopardy. A locked room mystery. Who will take The Plea?

    Billionaire David Child swears he didn’t murder his girlfriend, Clara. But the evidence overwhelmingly shows that David killed her: the security video showed no one else entering their apartment, the murder weapon was in his car, and he was covered in gunshot residue he can’t explain.

    The FBI believes David’s arrest and obvious guilt could help them take down a huge money laundering scheme - if they can get him to testify.

    Con-artist-turned-lawyer Eddie Flynn is given the job: persuade David to plead guilty and give the agents the evidence they need. If Eddie can’t get David to take a plea bargain, the FBI has incriminating files on Eddie’s wife – and will send her to jail. But David insists that he didn’t murder anyone.

    As the FBI pressures Eddie to secure the guilty plea, Eddie becomes increasingly convinced that David is telling the truth. With adversaries threatening, Eddie has to find a way to prove David’s innocence and find out if there’s any way he might have been framed. But the stakes are high: Eddie’s wife is in danger. And not just from the FBI…

    More praise for The Plea:

    “The Plea is one of the most purely entertaining books you'll read this year. It's a blast.” —John Connolly, bestselling author of the Charlie Parker novels

    "Nasty, vicious, ruthless. That's the way we like our legal mysteries, so The Plea fits the bill." — New York Times Book Review

    “Rip-roaring legal thriller…Twisty, bloody, and convincing.” —Ian Rankin

    "Cavanagh's fast-paced, action-packed legal thriller is bound to grip John Grisham and Michael Connelly fans with its unexpected turns." — Library Journal

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateFeb 13, 2018
    ISBN9781427286819
    Author

    Steve Cavanagh

    Steve Cavanagh is the bestselling and award-winning author of several books, including the Eddie Flynn series and Kill for Me, Kill for You. A former lawyer, he was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he still lives. Find out more at SteveCavanaghAuthor.com.

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    • 5/5
      The Plea offers a complex plot and characters, realistic dialogue, twists I didn’t see coming, a fast-pace, and a fascinating case to explore. I loved everything about it.

      Steve Cavanagh has set the bar high for legal thrillers. Eddie Flynn has become one of my favorite characters and series. Can’t wait to read the next one!

      The narrator is a perfect fit for Eddie Flynn’s character.
    • 5/5
      Steve Cavanagh is now one of my favorite authors after John Grisham. Love this book huge fan.

      Bing on the 3 of his audio books but so far 13 is my favorite of them all.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book. Good twists and turns. Looking for others books by this author.
    • 5/5
      Keeps u on the edge of your seat. Readers wonders how can this plot get played out! Twists. Turns. Fast paced. Good narration.
    • 5/5
      I read a lot and mystery/thrillers are my favorite genre. This is on of the best I’ve read in over a year!
    • 5/5
      If you thought book one was good, book two is even better (IMO). "You can't hustle a hustler." Eddie, my man!! Here's a guy who would do ANYTHING for his family. A jack of all trades, a lawyer who knows a guy that knows a guy. If you're into Crooked lawyers/cops, mafia/cartel situations, bad cop/good cop and courtroom action, then this series is for you.